2005 October 29 Poker News, Events and Happenings

The maverick musician from Buffalo, N.Y., travels the country singing his songs and raking in the chips. Thirty-year-old Tom Sartori is using his fame at the poker table to boost his career onstage and in the recording business. “The publicity has been helpful, ” Sartori said last week while in town competing with 450 other poker players in the Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship, a World Poker Tour event, at the Bellagio. He was ousted about halfway through, but picked up $20,000 in …

Once inside Andy’s apartment, the atmosphere changes. Cigar smoke penetrates and instantly clings to clothes. Coke bottles cover the floor, half smashed. It’s eerily dark, and there is a feeling of anticipation. It’s poker night. And for Dayton senior Andy Conner, it’s payday. A glorious $10 payday. Later, Conner explains his hobby, known as Texas Hold ‘em poker. This is serious business. He makes sure it’s understood: Poker is a sport. There are lots of types of poker. Some of the most widely known …

Late in 2004 and earlier this year, an acclaimed two-volume set of books on how to play no-limit Texas hold ‘em tournaments, titled “Harrington on Hold ‘em” was released by Two Plus Two Publishing of Henderson. Since then the level of play on the circuit of major poker tournaments, already pretty rugged, has become even tougher and more sophisticated, according to professional gambler Blair Rodman. That’s no coincidence, Rodman said. The two books, written by former World Series of Poker champion …